Fall has arrived! Our school year is off to a

great start. I would like to thank everyone that attend-

ed our first PTA/Reading Curriculum night. It is ap-

parent that everyone wants to work together to ensure

our students have a successful year. In order for stu-

dents to have a successful day at school we would

like to remind you of the following:

Make sure you review your child’s homework

each evening. If you have questions, do not

hesitate to send your child’s teacher a note.

Make sure your child has a quiet place to

complete his/her homework.

Make sure children get plenty of rest each even-

ing. Eight to ten hours per night is recom-

mended for elementary school students.

Make sure your child attends school regularly

and arrives on time each day.

Make sure your child wears appropriate shoes to

school each day, preferably tennis shoes or shoes

appropriate for the playground.

Attend parent conferences, PTA, and curriculum

nights to help keep you informed.

Thank you for your continued support.

Angie Choplin

Principal’s Message

WHAT’S ON THE SCHEDULE? 3– Picture Day

5– Skate Night

6—Duty Free Lunch

12—Pinxtos&Tiki Grill Night

13—PBIS Spooky Dance

14—Bully Walk @ DASH Stadium

18– Early Release @ 12:25

19—PigNOut Night

20—Fall Carnival

20—Kindergarten Character Parade, 1st-5th Vo-

cabulary Parade

Lewisville Elementary School

150 Lucy Lane

Lewisville, NC 27023

Phone: 703-4224 Fax: 945-3915

Angie Choplin - Principal Samantha Fitzgerald - Assistant Principal

Heather Barksdale—Curriculum Coordinator Jessica Plasencia- Guidance Counselor

Gail DuBose - Data Manager Karen Yap—Lead/Financial Secretary

Kristi Moncrieff—Test Coordinator Cameron Harden—Front Desk Secretary

OCTOBER

2017 BULLY AWARENESS

MONTH October is National Bullying

Awareness month. On October

25th we would like for all our stu-

dents to wear orange in honor of

Unity Day. October 14th is the

Walk and Roll Against Bullying.

The walk will be held at the Dash

Stadium. If you are interested in

participating in the bully walk,

please contact Mrs. Plasencia, the

school counselor.

23– K,1,3,5 Vision Screening

25—Unity Day (Wear orange for national bully

awareness month)

26– Ciccione’s Night

27—End of 1st Quarter

30– NO SCHOOL –Teacher Workday

31-Nov 9– Parent Conferences

Owen Matthews

Christian Gandy

Bailey Parks

Madison Stanley

Carlyn Hinchliffe

Robert Norton

Jeralyn Anderson

Catcher Hardin

Ella Manning

Jake Naperkowski

Wesley Warden

Kaleb Lester

Mikayla Brown

Elise Youmans

Soren Underwood

Brianna Hall

Thomas Holder

Emily Milner

Mackenzie Smith

James Lindsay

Phoenix Smith

AvaLee Bradham

Our kids here at LES have done a great job with following our PBIS rules and have earned lots of iPaws. We would like to encourage our students to continue to use our core values:

Respect

Independence

Responsibility

We are focusing on all three throughout the building. However, in-dependence is what we are striving for this month. Students are en-couraged to walk to class by themselves and to carry their own book

bag. Thanks for your assistance!

If you plan on taking your

child out of school for an educa-

tional trip, please ask your

child’s teacher for an education-

al leave form. These forms are

also located on the school web-

site. This must be returned to

school and approved by the prin-

cipal two weeks

prior to the date

of the trip.

Rowan Baker

Daniel Reid

Katie Kennedy

Mason Messer

Adeline Gifford

Connor Hunolt

Laiken Park

Luke Rondeau

Julia Stapleton

Graham Meadows

Emma Metcalf

Alexander Claypool

Calvin Anderson

Hamza Syed

Jayden York

Ashley Cosme Jaime

Ben Russell

Mason Turley

Mia Llibre

Edith Shough

Giovanni Vasquez

Gabriel Austin

Tyler Burns

Degan Rogers

Lucas Smith

Olivia Burton

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PBIS News

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

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Educational Leave Form

VOLUNTEER INFORMATION

Please visit our school website for more information on how to register as a vol-unteer with the WS/FCS system. If you plan on volunteering in the school or chaperoning field trips (this includes the 5th grade overnight field trip) you must register as a volunteer.

http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/28528

Save the Date!

Veterans Day Celebration

Thursday, November 9th

9:30 AM

All Veterans and families are

invited to join.

The Lewisville Times is on-line! Please check out our newsletter on-line on the

Lewisville Elementary School website under the

Headlines section.

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Watch DOGS

Come Volunteer With Us!

Call or stop by the school to

sign up.

Picture Day is Coming!

Mark your calendars for

Tuesday, October 3rd

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October Staff Birthdays

October 7- Angie Choplin

October 21– Gail DuBose

October 31—Tanya Boyles

Medications At School Medication, both prescription and over the counter, cannot be dispensed to students unless it is provided to the school by the parent in its original

container and a Permission to Give Medication Form is completed by both parent and physician. Medications must remain in the main office. When a

student needs to take their medication, they are to report to the main

office to receive it. At the end of the school year, all medication must be

picked up or it will be discarded.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact our school nurse - Krista S. Lawson, RN, BSN at 336-462-1971.

PBIS Weekly Student Spotlight Winners

What is cyber-bullying?

It is the use of the Internet and or other technological devices to harm or harass other people, in a deliberate, repeated, and hostile

manner. As it has become more common in society, particularly among young people, legislation and awareness campaigns have

arisen to combat it.

74% of households have the internet at home. 54% of kids between the ages of 8-15 have a social networking profile. With in-

creased social media comes increased cyber-bullying. It is important to know who your child is talking to in order to promote safety

for your child. On some social sites, people can talk to one another anonymously. Parents be aware of these sites such as

Ask.am.com. Any site where people can talk to complete strangers is not safe for kids. It is important to monitor your child’s social

media sites. Here are some ways to:

Prevent cyberbullying before it starts Refuse to pass along cyberbullying messages.

Tell their friends to stop cyberbullying.

Block communication with cyberbullies; delete messages without reading them.

Never post or share their personal information online (including full name, address, telephone number, school name, parents’

names, credit card number, or Social Security number) or their friends’ personal information.

Never share their internet passwords with anyone, except you.

Talk to you about their life online.

Not put anything online that they wouldn't want their classmates to see, even in email.

Not send messages when they’re angry or upset.

Always be as polite online as they are in person. Source: National Crime Prevention Council

Monitor your child's technology use Regardless of how much your child resents it, you can only protect him or her by monitoring what they do online.

Keep the computer in a busy area of your house so you can easily monitor its use, rather than allowing your child use a laptop or

tablet in his or her bedroom, for example.

Limit data access to your child's smart phone if he or she uses it to surf the web. Some wireless providers allow you to turn off

text messaging services during certain hours.

Set up filters on your child's computer. Tracking software can block inappropriate web content and help you check up on your

child's online activities.

Insist on knowing your child's passwords and learn the common acronyms kids use online and in text messages.

Know who your child communicates with online. Go over your child's address book and instant messenger "buddy list" with

them. Ask who each person is and how your child knows them.

Encourage your child to tell you or another trusted adult if they receive threatening messages or

are otherwise targeted by cyber-bullies, while reassuring them that doing so will not result in their

loss of computer or cell phone privileges.

Important Dates for October

October is Bully Prevention Month

October 14th —Bully Walk at the Dash Stadium

October 25th Unity Day (Students and faculty wear orange to promote bully prevention)

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LES PTA’s “PAW-tastic” News

Welcome to all of our new and returning students for the upcoming year!

It has been shown that partnerships between parents, educators, and children work to enhance the success of our kids. It is the goal of the

PTA to further these partnerships by hosting programs throughout the year that work to the benefit of our children. These partnerships

and programs include:

*Providing financial support to teachers and programs *Providing fun and engaging activities such as dances and parties

*Encouraging local businesses to donate time and services *Beautifying the school grounds and facilities

*Providing volunteer support for student activities

You can keep up to date with PTA and school activities by following us on Facebook at “Lewisville Elementary PTA”. Information can

also be found on the school’s web site under the PTA tab.

Anyone can join the PTA, it is not limited to parents only. Brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, grandparents and any other community mem-

bers who have a desire to see children grow and prosper are welcome to join in! The children we help today are the future of our commu-

nities. They are the leaders, the businessmen and women of tomorrow. They are those who will carve out the destiny of our country. They

are all our children. Joining the PTA is just a small part in helping support our future. So please join with us. You can download a mem-

bership from our web page located within the school’s web page (https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/28959) or find a link on our Face-

book page. As of now, we currently have 239 members. If you haven't joined, it's not too late! We are finishing up our grade level mem-

bership contest. Currently the classes in the lead for their respective grade levels are Palmer - Kinder, Dolge - 1st, York - 2nd, Walek -

3rd, Rempfer - 4th, and Huppert - 5th.

The 2017 Fall Box Top Collection Contest is upon us. Clip, save

and return Box Tops to the school. In past years, we raised over

$4,000 just by clipping Box Tops!!! If you have not received a

baggy from your teacher please add your box tops to a baggy

with your child’s name and teacher’s name on it. Return the Box

Tops to your child’s teacher or drop them in the collection box by

the gym by October 11, 2017, to be included in the contest.

Don’t forget to write the classroom teacher's name on the

baggy to get credit. The class in each grade who turn in the

most Box Tops will win a special treat.

Direct Donation Campaign, 2017-2018

Each student at LES can be successful in reaching their goals with

your support! With your tax-deductible donation, you are supporting

the future purchase of sunshades to be placed at the K-2 playground.

Other areas your donations will help can be to enrich the classroom

environment, purchase needed materials and support our hard-

working staff.

This year’s direct donation campaign will include “PAW LEVELS”.

A direct donation at the $25 per family WHITE PAW level, the

family will receive a LES keychain and a white paw displayed on the

school campus. A per family direct donation at the $50 GREEN

PAW level, the family will receive a keychain and magnet, plus a

green paw displayed on the school campus. A direct donation at the

$100 per family GOLD PAW level, a family will receive a LES

keychain, magnet, and cinch bag, plus a gold paw displayed on

school campus. A family direct donation totaling over $100 the

above items will be given plus the family will be entered into a

drawing at the end of the direct donation campaign. Our campaign

will be coming to an end this month. You can go to out web page to

download a form to be returned to the school.

https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/28959

Spirit Night for October are:

10/5 - Skateland USA 6:30-8:30 $5.00 for entry and skate rental

10/12 - Pintxos & Tiki Grill at Robinhood Village

10/19 - Pig-N-Out

10/26 - Ciccione’s

By volunteering with LES PTA you can help make a change in a

child’s life. There are a variety of ways to volunteer your time,

talents and skills. Please visit our webpage or our Facebook page

to get started or you can contact Brooke Hardin,